Jim Dalrymple.com

Ah, Canada Day. Time for some hot dogs, hamburgers, picnics and outdoor games with the kids. Not mention fireworks, parades and plenty of activities at the local parks all across the country, as well as celebrate another birthday of this country.

Bedford has the largest fireworks in the entire country, which is quite an accomplishment for such a small town. We do take pride in where we live though and for Canada Day, we go all out.

Unfortunately it doesn’t look like we’ll be going anywhere today. Michael’s mouth is still very sore and with the crowds and kids running all over the place, one good knock and he could lose some more teeth or worse.

Nicole still wants to go to the fireworks with her friends, but we haven’t made up our mind about that yet. We can clearly see them from our front lawn — we are on a big hill overlooking the Halifax harbor and Bedford Basin where they put on the fireworks display.

We may not have to worry about the fireworks today anyway — it’s cloudy and rainy outside, so they may postpone them until tomorrow.

Happy Canada Day!

Having a drink through a syringe is probably not the best way to have a drink of water, but right now that’s the only way Michael can do it. When he gets thirsty, we pour a glass and then dip the syringe and shoot it into his mouth.

I must say he is talking this like a champ, but it must be difficult to not even be able to something as simple as having a drink. We have to give him his medicine with a syringe too, but he doesn’t enjoy that nearly as much.

So far, his food consists of apple sauce, chocolate pudding and oatmeal. We just take a spoonful, tilt his head back and let it slide past his teeth. He just moves his tongue and swallows it down.

Again, not the best way to eat, but it’s all he can do right now.